The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-28
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Editor Herald:
In Yesterday mornings Dallas News
Mr. Barry, of Corsicana, in behalf OF
the anti rohibition cause denying the
authorship of the confidential circular
signed estate Central Committee"
and said that some saloon man or pro-
hib was the author of it.
That circular reads as follows:
CONFIDENTIAL.
DALLAS, Texas, April 3, 1887.
Dear Sir:-The prohibitionists are
active, and the CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE have thought best to issue to our
friends the following admonition and
advice so that there will be harmony
and united effort all over the State, TO
the eHd that our business, property and
individual rights may be protected
against the prohibition crusade.
First. The saloon men in each coun-
ty should see that at least one or two
active influential men from their county
(NOT ENGAGED IN THE WHISKY
BUSINESS) attend the Dallas conven'
ton to be held May A, 1887. 10, no, no
liquor mems fight
Second. They should at once in
their respective counties, secure friends
in each voting precinct who will distrlb'
ute literature and be on hand on election
day at their precinct voting place. The
names and postoffice address OF these
men should be sent to E. NJ T1LLMAN,
Dallas, who will furnish campaign docu-
ments to them for distribution.
Third. The local dealers should Sc
cure the service of their county paper ~
that the anti-prohibition side may be
read by the people. Can not the coun'
ty paper tell which is the right side with
out their aid2
Fourth. They should also SECURE
the services of at least one good and In.
fuental man in the county who VIII
fully present all the objections to prohl,
bition, especially its impracticability and
effect on the State revenues, who will
speak in each precinct. Secure Is the
cause SO odious that man must be Sc
cured to work for it2
Fifth. The saloon men should be
very active and vigilant, and they should
as much as possible work through thos'
who have no personal interest In tn
business and who are fighting prohibitloi
on principle. Blind tiger, heyl]
Sixth, On election day you shout
see that there are honest judges of cleo
ton in every precinct who Will watcl
the ballot, and you should also see tha'
anti-prohibition tickets are printed &C
cording to law in every precinct. =,
Seventh. AT present our friends
soould be active in seeing that the PEG
pie are influenced by speakers, Literature
and the press.
Eighth You should thoroughly or
ganize in each county, and work through
a chairman with lower to act
Ninth 1t will require strong fight
to win, as the prohibitionists are trying
to make it religious war.
''The sooner you perfect your county
organization the better. Whoever is Sc
lected to organize and stump the county
should come to the Dallas political con
vention May fourth. At once, and iron
time to time send us the names OF mel
at the different offices in your county
who can be reached by argument. AIS,
the names of DRUG STORES and BAR
Der SHOPS where people resort, Sc
that we can send them speeches, stats
tics, etc.
ION ELECTION DAY every on.
should CLOSE UP and go to the pol
and WORK. Ask the people not t.
starve your families to enrich druggllsl
and doctors. Many poor woman ha
asked the same boon of them.
"DO ALL YOU CAN TO HELP o
THE POLITICAL MOVEMENT, AL
from time TO time report the condition
things.
VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE .
LIBERTY and no campaign can be ca
ried on without liberality and energy.
"STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
We must bear in mind that the anti
have said all along that this was nc
liquor mems fight. There were non'
in the Austin assembly and none il
Dallas as my information goes. Thu
Austin platform omitted them from
its tall.
The introduction TO the circular
pleads for harmony and united effort
l. instruction says" Send lnfluen
tial men to Dallas not engaged in thu
whisky business. Is not tina
strictly in accord with thu
Austin platform and thu
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